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India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, and elder U.S. diplomat Paul Kapur person discussed "common interests" and ways to beforehand bilateral ties during a gathering astatine the State Department, their 2nd enactment successful a week.
The meeting, held connected Thursday (November 6, 2025) section time, came connected a time erstwhile President Donald Trump said helium could question to India adjacent twelvemonth and noted that talks with New Delhi are “going good".
In a societal media post, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Mr. Kapur thanked Ambassador Kwatra for visiting him astatine the State Department.
"Discussed communal interests and ways to beforehand the U.S.-India partnership. Looking guardant to continuing the conversation," helium wrote.
The gathering comes arsenic New Delhi and Washington stay engaged successful discussions connected a projected bilateral commercialized statement amid tensions implicit Russian lipid purchases and tariff-related issues.
Earlier connected Tuesday (November 4, 2025), Mr. Kwatra and Mr. Kapur met astatine India House.
In a societal media station connected Wednesday (November 5, 2025), Mr. Kapur said, "Thank you @AmbVMKwatra for graciously hosting maine astatine India House past night. Appreciated the accidental to sermon shared bilateral and determination priorities, including strengthening the U.S.-India relationship." Mr. Kwatra connected Thursday besides held discussions with accusation exertion institution Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen connected bilateral practice successful bundle information and AI betwixt India and U.S. industries.
Ties betwixt New Delhi and Washington person travel nether terrible strain aft Mr. Trump imposed 50% tariffs connected India, including an further 25% levies for its procurement of Russian crude oil.
India has called the U.S. enactment "unfair, unjustified and unreasonable", maintaining that its vigor decisions are driven by affordability and nationalist interest.
According to Commerce Ministry data, India's merchandise exports to the U.S. declined by 11.93% to $5.46 cardinal successful September owed to the precocious tariffs imposed by Washington, portion imports accrued by 11.78% to $3.98 cardinal during the month.
The U.S. remained India's largest trading spouse for the 4th consecutive twelvemonth successful 2024-25, with bilateral commercialized valued astatine $131.84 cardinal ($86.5 cardinal exports). It accounts for astir 18% of India's full goods exports, 6.22% successful imports, and 10.73% successful the country's full merchandise trade.
